In the early eighties, Marv Newland created Anijam. A collaboration between animators around the world. He created a character and insisted the artists did whatever they wanted with his design, so long as they ended with a clear drawing the next artist could start their scene with. In 2023 my Classical Animation class had the opportunity to work with Marv to create our own Anijam. We were each given a start frame and an end frame of the same character and 10 seconds to do whatever we wanted to poor innocent Kee-Koo.

→ Animation

→ Background Design

Animators In Order Of Appearance: Clarisse Ramos, Janis Erosa Regalado, Erin McLeod, Vince Bulanhagui, K.C. Ramiilo, Mariia Nedbailova, Madison Ramiscal, Jireh Marie Laririt, Kiara Hare, Mariana Camacho Ferreiro, Melita Mangubat, Violet Osarollor, Majorie Dumaua, August Lei Calayag, Megan Koscienly, Cat Dorey, Christian Molina Marin, Macky Pelico, Marta Marcelino, Bianca Solis, Ben Singleton, Tengjun Gao

Design & Animation: Marv Newland & Dieter Mueller

Digital Production: Jim Inkster

Music & Sound: Matthew Thomas

Editing: Hannah Ramos, Anne Kopriva & Stephen Favell

Assignment Supervisor: Mark Pudleiner